# cuir
## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* cuire, cuiro

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkujr]

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kuˈi]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kuˈiɾ]

### Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)
* leather

### References

* “cuir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

### Anagrams

* curi

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɥiʁ/
* Audio (France):(file)
* Homophones: cuirs, cuire

### Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)
* leather

#### Related terms

* avoir le cuir épais
* coriace
* cuir chevelu
* cuirasse

### See also

* peau

### Further reading

* “cuir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɪɾʲ/

### Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cuirid, from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird, and from its derivative do·cuirethar.

#### Verb

cuir (present analytic cuireann, future analytic cuirfidh, verbal noun cur, past participle curtha)
* put
* send
* sow, plant
    Tá sé ag cur prátaí.He’s planting potatoes.
* bury (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb)
    Synonym: adhlaic
* used to indicate falling precipitation; the subject is sé without a referent and the object is the form of precipitation, but when the precipitation is rain the object may be omitted
    An bhfuil sé ag cur? ― Is it raining?
    Inniu féin a chuirfeadh sé sneachta! ― It would have to snow today!
* subject [with faoi ‘to’]
    Synonym: cuir faoi phróiseas

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | cuirim | cuireann tú; cuirir$^†$ | cuireann sé, sí | cuirimid | cuireann sibh | cuireann siad; cuirid$^†$ | a chuireann; a chuireas / a gcuireann* | cuirtear |
| indicative | past | chuir mé; chuireas | chuir tú; chuiris | chuir sé, sí | chuireamar; chuir muid | chuir sibh; chuireabhair | chuir siad; chuireadar | a chuir / ar chuir* | cuireadh |
| indicative | past habitual | chuirinn / gcuirinn‡‡ | chuirteá / gcuirteá‡‡ | chuireadh sé, sí / gcuireadh sé, sí‡‡ | chuirimis; chuireadh muid / gcuirimis‡‡; gcuireadh muid‡‡ | chuireadh sibh / gcuireadh sibh‡‡ | chuiridís; chuireadh siad / gcuiridís‡‡; gcuireadh siad‡‡ | a chuireadh / a gcuireadh* | chuirtí / gcuirtí‡‡ |
| future | future | cuirfidh mé; cuirfead | cuirfidh tú; cuirfir$^†$ | cuirfidh sé, sí | cuirfimid; cuirfidh muid | cuirfidh sibh | cuirfidh siad; cuirfid$^†$ | a chuirfidh; a chuirfeas / a gcuirfidh* | cuirfear |
| conditional | conditional | chuirfinn / gcuirfinn‡‡ | chuirfeá / gcuirfeá‡‡ | chuirfeadh sé, sí / gcuirfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | chuirfimis; chuirfeadh muid / gcuirfimis‡‡; gcuirfeadh muid‡‡ | chuirfeadh sibh / gcuirfeadh sibh‡‡ | chuirfidís; chuirfeadh siad / gcuirfidís‡‡; gcuirfeadh siad‡‡ | a chuirfeadh / a gcuirfeadh* | chuirfí / gcuirfí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go gcuire mé; go gcuiread$^†$ | go gcuire tú; go gcuirir$^†$ | go gcuire sé, sí | go gcuirimid; go gcuire muid | go gcuire sibh | go gcuire siad; go gcuirid$^†$ | — | go gcuirtear |
| subjunctive | past | dá gcuirinn | dá gcuirteá | dá gcuireadh sé, sí | dá gcuirimis; dá gcuireadh muid | dá gcuireadh sibh | dá gcuiridís; dá gcuireadh siad | — | dá gcuirtí |
| imperative | imperative | cuirim | cuir | cuireadh sé, sí | cuirimis | cuirigí; cuiridh$^†$ | cuiridís | — | cuirtear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | cur | cur | cur | cur | cur | cur | cur | cur |
| past participle | past participle | curtha | curtha | curtha | curtha | curtha | curtha | curtha | curtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

##### Derived terms

* aischuir
* aschuir
* cuir amach
* cuir aníos
* cuir anuas
* cuir ar
* cuir as
* cuir caoi ar
* cuir chuig
* cuir chun báis (“to put to death”)
* cuir de
* cuir do
* cuir faoi
* cuir faoi chaibidil
* cuir faoi deara
* cuir faoi iamh
* cuir faoi phróiseas
* cuir i
* cuir i bhfeidhm
* cuir i dtaisce
* cuir i gcás
* cuir i gcuimhne (“to be reminiscent of”)
* cuir isteach
* cuir le
* cuir ó
* cuir roimh
* cuir siar
* cuir síos
* cuir suas
* cuir thar
* cuir thart
* cuir trí
* cuir um
* ionchuir
* snáithe a chur (“to thread a needle, screw, bolt”)

#### Further reading

* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* “cuir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

cuir m
* vocative/genitive singular of cur

#### Noun

cuir m (genitive singular cuir)
* Alternative form of cur

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
cuir
vocative
a chuir
genitive
cuir
dative
cuir
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an cuir
genitive
an chuir
dative
leis an gcuir don chuir :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 100
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cuirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fo-ceird”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do-cuirethar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Old French
### Etymology

From Latin corium.

### Noun

cuir oblique singular, m (oblique plural cuirs, nominative singular cuirs, nominative plural cuir)
* leather

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kurʲ/

### Noun

cuir m
* genitive singular of cor

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʰuɾʲ/

### Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cuirid, from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird.

#### Verb

cuir (past chuir, future cuiridh, verbal noun cur, past participle cuirte)
* put
    An cuir thu am bainne ann sa chupa? ― Will you put the milk in the cup?
    Thiginn a steach a rithist ged a chuirteadh a mach mi. ― I would come in again though I were put out.
* send
    Chuir e litir thuca. ― He sent them a letter.
* plant, sow
    cuiridh mi sìol a-màireach ― I will sow seeds tomorrow
* Used to indicate falling precipitation, whether rain or snow
    gun cuireadh e uisge! ― let there be rain!
    cur is cathadh ― drifting snow
* (sports) score
    Chuir Seumas gòl. ― James scored a goal.
* (fishing) set, shoot
    cuir an lìon ― shoot the line; set the net
* (computing) submit (data)

##### Derived terms

* ath-chuir (“reenter; transplant”, verb)
* cuir à dreuchd (“discharge”, verb)
* cuir à gnìomh (“deactivate”, verb)
* cuir a-steach (“install”)
* cuir air adhart (“forward”)
* cuir am falach (“hide”)
* cuir am meud (“exaggerate”)
* cuir an aire (“suggest”)
* cuir an dàrna taobh (“put to one side”)
* cuir an fhìrinn (“exaggerate”)
* cuir an gnìomh (“put into action”)
* cuir an t-sneachda (“snow”, verb)
* cuir ann (“paste (computing)”, verb)
* cuir às leth (“accuse”)
* cuir ceart (“correct”, verb)
* cuir clos air (“checkmate”, verb)
* cuir dàil air (“delay”, verb)
* cuir dheth (“cancel”, verb)
* cuir dragh air (“bother”, verb)
* cuir fàilte air (“welcome”, verb)
* cuir fo gheasaibh (“enchant”)
* cuir iongnadh air (“surprise”, verb)
* cuir luach air (“price”, verb)
* cuir ro (“decide”)
* cuir sèist air/ri (“besiege”)
* cuir snaidhm air (“knot”, verb)
* cuir thairis (“overflown”)
* cuir tro-chèile (“confuse”)
* eadar-chuir (“interpose”, verb)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

cuir m
* genitive singular of car

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English queer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkwiɾ/ [ˈkwiɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: cuir

### Adjective

cuir (invariable)
* alternative form of queer